“If you eat today, thank a farmer. If you eat in peace, thank a veteran” is a saying that has been printed on many images.
 
“If you ate today, thank a farmer” is a saying from the 1990s.
 
“If you ate today,thank a #farmer If you ate in peace, thank a #veteran” was posted on Twitter by Brian Coghlin on November 9, 2016. “IF YOU EAT TODAY, THANK A FARMER. IF YOU EAT IN PEACE, THANK A VETERAN. @THE52WEEKGARDEN.COM” is shown on an image on Twitter by Katherine Marcano-Bell on November 11, 2016. “If you’ve eaten today thank a farmer… If you eaten today in peace thank a veteran” was posted on Twitter by Matt W later on November 11, 2016.
   
“If you eat today, thank a farmer. If it’s on your table, thank a trucker. If you eat in peace, thank a veteran” was posted on Twitter by Andrew T. Webb on March 31, 2017. “If you ate today, thank a farmer.  If it’s on your table, thank a trucker.  If you eat in peace, thank a veteran” was posted on Twitter by Rocha Transportation on September 1, 2017.
   
   
Newspapers.com
9 November 2001, The Baxter Bulletin (Mountain Home, AR), “Tell a veteran thanks” (editorial), pg. 4A, col. 1:
A few years ago, there was a bumper sticker that said, in effect, if you enjoyed your last meal, thank a farmer.
 
If you enjoyed your freedom, thank a veteran.
         
22 April 2004, Chatham (ON) Daily News, “Memorial vandalism appalling” by Missi McNaughton, pg. 4:       
I once read a bumper sticker that said “If you ate today, thank a farmer”. I agree wholeheartedly (although that is a letter for a different time). Today, I want to say “If you took a breath today, if you made a decision today, if you woke up in Canada today, if you are FREE today, thank a veteran.”
Missi McNaughton
Wallaceburg
 
11 November 2004, Standard-Freeholder (Cornwall, ON), “A time for reflection” by Jim Brownell, pg. 4:
These ceremonies remind us of the supreme sacrifices made by so many, and the tensions that we see daily in the print media and television. These events give us the opportunity to “Thank a Farmer” as we enjoy our daily bread, and “Thank a Veteran” as we enjoy our freedom and democracy.
   
Twitter
Toasty
@Matt_Toasty
Thank a farmer if you ate today. Thank a mechanic if you drove today. Thank a veteran if you’re free today #BlueCollar #CountryLife
11:09 PM · Nov 16, 2012·Twitter for Android
     
Twitter
Tilly Anne
@lassomein
If you ate today don’t only thank a farmer thank a trucker because a farmer raised it and a trucker brought it to you
6:49 PM · Jun 6, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter 
Brian Coghlin
@56cowman
If you ate today,thank a #farmer
If you ate in peace, thank a #veteran
10:02 AM · Nov 9, 2016 from North Perth, Ontario·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Katherine Marcano-Bell
@LatinxFarmer
Thank a #farmer for your #food but thank a #Veteran for the ability to eat it in peace. #GodBlessAmerica #VeteransDay
(“IF YOU EAT TODAY, THANK A FARMER. IF YOU EAT IN PEACE, THANK A VETERAN. @THE52WEEKGARDEN.COM” is shown on an image.—ed.)
12:29 PM · Nov 11, 2016·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Matt W
@MattWiggins76
If you’ve eaten today thank a farmer…
If you eaten today in peace thank a veteran
3:37 PM · Nov 11, 2016·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Andrew T. Webb
@andrew_webb98
If you ate today thank a farmer, if you ate peacefully thank a veteran
5:37 PM · Nov 11, 2016 from Wisconsin, USA·Twitter for iPhone
     
Twitter
Andrew T. Webb
@andrew_webb98
If you eat today, thank a farmer
If it’s on your table, thank a trucker
If you eat in peace, thank a veteran
1:21 PM · Mar 31, 2017 from Winona, MN·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Rocha Transportation
@RochaTrans
If you ate today, thank a farmer.  If it’s on your table, thank a trucker.  If you eat in peace, thank a veteran.
6:52 PM · Sep 1, 2017·Hootsuite
   
Twitter
michael
@mpop92601
If you eat today thank a farmer, if it’s on your table thank a trucker, if you eat in peace thank a veteran.
12:15 PM · Oct 15, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
MyAFDS
@MyAfds
If you eat today, thank a farmer. If it’s on your table, thank a trucker. If you eat in peace, thank a veteran.
(This is shown on an image.—ed.)
12:23 PM · Nov 4, 2017·Twitter for Android
     
Twitter
jar
@JarrettElson
If you eat today thank a farmer, if it’s on you’re table thank a trucker, if you eat in peace thank a veteran. Happy Thanksgiving Folded hands
2:25 PM · Nov 23, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Goggin Cold Haul
@cold_haul
If You Had a Meal Today: Thank a Farmer
If That Meal Was Prepared By a Restaurant: Thank a Trucker
If You Ate That Meal In Peace: Thank a Veteran
#GiveThanks #BeThankful #BeKind #ThankATrucker
http://GogginCold.com #ColdestTeamInTown
5:56 PM · Aug 29, 2018·Twitter Web Client
 
10 January 2019, Pembroke (NC) News, “Branch 72 enjoys company of community at levee” by Debbie Coughlan, pg. A17:
As we begin a new year, take a moment to remember all we are thankful for. As a gentleman recently shared with me, “If you have eaten today, thank your mom. If you enjoyed fresh food, thank a farmer. If you bought food from a local store, thank a trucker. If you enjoyed your meal in peace, thank a veteran.”
     
Twitter
devinfitterer
@devinfitterer
If you’re eating- thank a farmer.
If it’s on your table- thank a trucker.
If you eat in peace- thank a solider.
12:41 PM · Sep 18, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
 
Newspapers.com
4 January 2020, The Chippewa Herald (Chippewa Falls, WI), “One last look before visions of 2020” by John R. Andersen, pg. A2, col. 3:
There is a saying going around: “If you ate today, thank a farmer; if you ate at home, thank a trucker; if you ate in peace today thank a soldier.”
 
Times Herald-Record (Middletown, NY)
Recognizing truckers
Staff Writer Times Herald-Record
Published 2:00 a.m. ET May 11, 2020
(...)
If you have food
THANK A FARMER
If the food is on the table
THANK A TRUCKER
If you eat the food in peace
THANK A VETERAN
   
Twitter
Amy Rachelle King
@amyduggar
If you eat today - thank a FARMER!
If its on your table- thank a TRUCKER!
If you eat in peace thank a VETERAN!
12:09 AM · Sep 13, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
Facebook
Crazy World
October 19, 2020 ·
IF YOU EAT TODAY, THANK A FARMER
IF YOU EAT IN PEACE, THANK A VETERAN